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China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
20+ min read · Paywall possible · 405 saves · Jul 29th · Ross Andersen · Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.
If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention
5 min read · 397 saves · Jul 26th · Facebook and America are now indivisible, says the Observer writer who broke the Cambridge Analytica scandal – and the world is the sicker for…
Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does
4 min read · Paywall possible · 135 saves · Aug 2nd · David Nield · Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit.
Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study
3 min read · 119 saves · Jul 28th · James Vincent · If you’re worried about mass surveillance, here’s another reason to wear a face mask
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition system in hundreds of U.S. stores
~14 min read · 77 saves · Jul 28th · Rite Aid used facial recognition in largely lower-income, non-white neighborhoods. The systems included one from a firm with links to China and its government
What Are Stingrays and Dirtboxes?
~14 min read · 68 saves · Jul 31st · A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
This Tool Could Protect Your Photos From Facial Recognition
6 min read · Paywall possible · 59 saves · Aug 3rd · Kashmir Hill · Researchers at the University of Chicago want you to be able to post selfies without worrying that the next Clearview AI will use them…
How The New York Times Thinks About Your Privacy
~11 min read · 59 saves · Jul 23rd · Robin Berjon · Online privacy is complex, but it doesn’t have to be.
Google Promises Privacy With Virus App but Can Still Collect Location Data
5 min read · Paywall possible · 50 saves · Jul 20th · Natasha Singer · Some government agencies that use the software said they were surprised that Google may pick up the locations of certain app users. Others said…
Meet the female computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down
6 min read · 42 saves · Aug 4th · Amy Farley · Joy Buolamwini’s research helped persuade Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to put a hold on facial recognition technology. Through her nonprofit Algorithmic Justice League, she’s…